by Jim Tankersley France celebrates its independence day on the anniversary of a citizen uprising at a prison; Canada's comes on the anniversary of a legislative act recognizing its self-governance. In the United States, we celebrate a "Dear John"...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The lights came on about two hours before kickoff. And then ultimately everything went dark for Notre Dame, a historic night ending in a disturbing, skin-crawling low point that extinguished sky-high aspirations before they even...